Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
How Academic Conformity Punishes Women—and Restricts the Diversity of Economic Ideas
Skewed measures of “research output” hold back women who think differently or study smaller subfields in economics—and it’s harming the discipline as a whole
The Big Questions Are Back
What Idea Shapes Our World More Than Adam Smith’s Economics?
Animal rights, child welfare, social equality are all a direct legacy of the “cult of feeling”
Protectionism Will Not Protect Jobs Anywhere
The same angst that Americans and Europeans have about the future of jobs is an order of magnitude higher in Asia.
Why Tax Cuts for the Rich Solve Nothing
Back-room deals on corporate tax reform won’t increase growth
We’ll Always Need Paris
Mass Incarceration’s Dangerous New Equilibrium
A new model probes why the US leads the world in jailing and imprisoning people, and what it will take to reverse course
Trump-Style Policies Will Deepen the “American Carnage”
Current proposals will worsen inequality and harm those Trump promised to protect—while further enriching the top 1%
The New New Deal
The New Normal
Political Conflict and Economic Pluralism in Brazil
The reaction to repressive political conditions that prevailed in Brazil during the 1970s helped to produce a commitment to diversity and tolerance among Brazilian economists.
Pathways & Obstacles to a Low-carbon Economy
The energy transition is happening. But the pace of change depends on a range of technical, business, and societal factors.
Which Productivity Puzzle?
Mortality Crisis Redux: The Economics of Despair
The health crisis afflicting working-class Americans recalls similar symptoms in Russia following the collapse of communism